Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar, 2017 December 19
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Hanin Najjar was conducted by Ibrahim Ibrahim on December 19, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Najjar discusses the reasons her parents came to the United States from Saudi Arabia shortly after she was born. She talks about gender roles in Saudi Arabian culture, her ethnic and cultural identity, and wearing the hijab as an expression of her feminism. She also talks about discrimination she has experienced as a Muslim. Najjar discusses her plans for the future, including studying journalism at Pacific University and pursuing a career as a journalist.
Dates
- Creation: 2017 December 19
Creator
- From the Collection: Najjar, Hanin, 1999- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Ibrahim, Ibrahim (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 29.3 Megabytes (1 online resource (2 audio files (1 hr., 2 min., 38 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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